QID 356245

Date Published: 2023-09-28

QID 356245: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for python38 : ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005

A flaw was found in python.
A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the ctypes module provided within python.
Applications that use ctypes without carefully validating the input passed to it may be vulnerable to this flaw, which would allow an attacker to overflow a buffer on the stack and crash the application.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (
( CVE-2021-3177)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005.html

CVEs related to QID 356245

CVE-2021-3177 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005	amazon linux 2		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASPYTHON3.8-2023-005.html

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